Indiana officer shot with his own gun during scuffle

July 28, 2002

A Highland, Ind., police officer was in fair condition Saturday after being shot with his own gun just below his bulletproof vest, authorities said.

Sgt. Robert Reynolds, 37, was investigating a suspicious person behind an industrial park at 12:30 a.m., according to a statement from the Highland Police Department. Another man approached the officer from behind, and when the two struggled, Reynolds was shot in the abdomen, the statement said. The two men are being sought.

Reynolds, a 14-year veteran, underwent surgery at Community Hospital in Munster, where he was in fair condition, a nursing supervisor said.